Special Education Teacher - High School

Location:

Portland, ME

Employment Type:

Full Time

Department:

Education

Description:

Spurwink Services seeks a full time clinical teacher, a special educator, to provide child-centered psycho-educational programming in a day treatment setting. Join our child-centered, collaborative team to make a real difference in the lives of students. This is a year-round teaching position.

Duties:

As members of a multi-disciplinary team, Spurwink teachers are involved in delivering individualized and small group curriculum in the context of a therapeutic classroom milieu. This position includes a seven week summer program with an experiential approach.

Qualifications:

Previous high school teaching experience preferred. Basic knowledge of assessment strategies and skillful behavior management are a plus, but we provide extensive training and supervision that will lead to your classroom success. All candidates must either possess a Maine State certification as a Teacher of Exceptional Students (282) or document eligibility for conditional or professional certification.